How we spend our time

We're always on the look out for new, fun things to explore, like a trip to a toy store just to play with whatever interesting things we can find...





Or examining new things in the house.

But truth be told, some of Judah's very favorite things to do are things we over and over and over again. For example, one of Judah's current obsessions is riding elevators (this seems in keeping with his life-long love of pressing buttons). So we often go on outings to the mall or wherever we can find elevators where he can reach the buttons and just ride up and down and up and down, greeting people as they get on, telling them things like "Judah forgot to watch his fingers!"

Another favorite activity is playing in the front seat of the car. There are, once again, many buttons to press, as well as seatbelts to buckle and mirrors to adjust.

One of my favorite things about this activity (aside from the fact that I get to sit down and not chase after him) is that I've noticed a change in how he plays. He's been getting much more into pretend play in general, and this is no less true in the car. Whereas he used to just press buttons and buckle the seatbelts, now he also pretends to drive somplace, turning an imaginary wheel, manipulating an imaginary gear shift, and telling me about where he's going. I can almost see his little imagination taking him someplace. It's delightful.